Combined hair roller and comb



United States Patent inventor Ethel H. Ross 689 J. Clyde Morris Blvd.,Newport News, Va. 23601 Appl. No. 710,502

Filed Mar. 5, 1968 Patented Dec. 22, 1970 COMBINED HAIR ROLLER AND COMB2 Claims, 6 Drawing Figs.

US. Cl.... 132/33 Int. Cl A45d 2/24 Field of Search 132/33, 34,

1,9,122,123, 144, l45,l46,148,4l.1,46.l, 50, 41

[5 6] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,414,694 1/1947 Jaske132/122 3,094,994 6/1963 Freeman 132/34 Primary Examiner-Louis G.Mancene Assistant ExaminerGregory E. McNeill Attorney-Clarence A.O'Brien and Harvey B. Jacobson ABSTRACT: A hair roller and combcharacterized by two coordinated units; namely, a roller unit and asupporting and handling unit. The roller unit comprises a mandrel onwhich a lock of hair is clamped and coiled. The handling unit embodies acollar provided with a changeable comb which is gripped with one handand serves as a handle. An end of the mandrel is journaled for rotationin the collar and has a turning knob for the user's other hand. The endsof the units opposite the knob function to support a hair pin.

COMBINED HAIR ROLLER AND COMB This invention relates to certain new anduseful improve ments in a hair roller construction characterized by aroller unit embodying a winding mandrel having a spring-biased clasp anda knob-equipped freely turnable journal at one end, and the combinationtherewith of a supporting and handling unit for the roller unit andembodying an annular collar which provides a bearing for the journal andthe accompanying man drel.

An object, generally speaking, of the combined roller and comb is toprovide a dual unit device which will enable the user to progressivelycomb and roll a selected tress or lock of hair into a curl, wet or dry,set the curl with a readily applicable pin curl clip, slip the mandrelunit out of the curl and,in so doing, dispense with the need for use ofa multiplicity of conventional hair curling and styling rollers.Accordingly, a single device enables the user to proceed step-by-stepuntil all of her hair has been rolled. If the hair has been rolled dry,it can be sprayed lightly all over with a hair set lotion or spray and,after the hair has dried, the hair pins or clips can be removed and thehair brushed.

Briefly, the herein disclosed invention comprises two units one of whichis designated as a roller unit and the other one as a supporting andhandling unit for the roller unit. The roller unit embodies a windingmandrel around which each lock of hair is coiled to form a curl, saidmandrel having a journal and turning means at one end. The supportingand handling unit is provided with a collar which provides a bearingrotatably supporting the hand turned journal. This collar also supportsa detachable comb which is normally parallel with the mandrel and whichconstitutes asatisfactory handle for the supporting unit. This latterunit is held in one, say the left hand, while the turning means for themandrel is operated by the other hand.

In carrying out a preferred embodiment of the invention the mandrel isprimarily hollow at one end and provides an axial socket which opensthrough said end in a manner to accommodatingly receive one finger of anattachable and detachable pin curl clip or an equivalent hair pin. Themandrel is provided at its other end with a shouldered journal which isjournaled for rotation in the bearing of the aforementioned collar. Thejournal equipped end is provided with a conveniently accessible mandrelturning knob. A spring biased clip is provided on the peripheral surfaceof the mandrel. The outer peripheral surface of the collar has anintegral sheath for reception and retention of a keying rib on the backof the bodily attachable and detachable comb. The comb serves not onlyfor combing and smoothing the hair but, when it in its sheath-attachedposition, as a practical and convenient handle for the supporting andhandling unit.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

FIG. 1 is a view in perspective of a combined hair roller and combconstructed in accordance with the principles of the present inventionand showing themanner in which it is employed to wind the lock of hairaround the mandrel and how,in addition, the pin curl clip is initiallyattached and subsequently used to retain the set curl;

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view wherein all of the componentparts are shown in their ready-to-assemble relationship;

FIG. 3 is a section on a slightly smaller scale taken on the plane ofthe longitudinal section line 3-3 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a section at right angles taken on the plane of the sectionline 4-4 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged detail section taken on the plane of section line5-5 of FIG. 3; and

FIG. 6 is a suitably enlarged fragmentary horizontal section taken onthe plane of the section line 6-6 of FIG. 3.

As shown in Fig. l the roller unit is denoted by the numeral 8. As shownin FIG. 2 this unit is characterized primarily by a suitably elongatedcylindrical mandrel 10 whose left end portion is provided with a socketl2 capable of receiving and temporarily supporting one limb or finger 14of a pin curl cli'p'l6. The other or companion limb is denoted at 18 andwill be referred to later on in the description. The right-hand endportion of the mandrel is provided with an encircling shoulder20 to theright of which the aforementioned journal 22 is located. This journal inturn has a reduced or extending end portion 24 which constitutes a shankfor the attached sleeve portion 26 of a finger-gripping and turning knob28. The journal and shank have a recess 30 formed therein to accommodatea coil spring 32 engageable with an offset portion 34 of a fingerpiece36 at the end portion 38 of a hair attaching clasp or clamp 40. It willbe noted that the junctional portion 38 is appropriately shaped so thatit is capably fulcrumed on the coacting portion 42 of the mandrel. I

The coordinatingsupporting and handling unit is denoted by the numeral44 and characterized by two component parts; namely, an annular collar46 and a handling member which, more specifically, comprises a comb 48.The inner peripheral portion of the collar is provided at theright-handend with an endless shoulder 50 which provides a limit stop for theaforementioned shoulder 20. That portion to the left of the shoulder 50is fashioned into and provides a smooth bearing 52 for the journal 22.The external peripheral surface at the bottom of the collar (FIG. 2) isprovided with a lug which is provided with a dovetail-shaped open endedgroove 54 and which provides an attaching and retaining sheath 56 forthe comb 48. More specifically, the right-hand end portion of the backof the comb denoted at 58 is provided witha dovetailshaped rib 60 whichconstitutes a key and which is retentively fitted into the sheath but iscapable of being removed at will so that the comb can be detached and,if desired, used separately or replaced. The left-hand end portion 62 ofthe back of the comb is provided withan auxiliary socket 64 which isdesigned and adapted to accommodatingly receive the free end portion ofthe leg or limb 18 of the aforementioned hair clip (see FIGS. 1 and 3).The comb is also provided with conventional teeth 66. This comb, it willbe noted, it is of a length commensurate with the length of the mandreland when it is installed for use as shown the back of the comb is notonly parallel with the mandrel but is spaced therefrom.

It will be understood that the clip 16 is exemplary of one type of hairclip and that many such clips are on the open market and can be usedwith the legs or limbs removably seated in the sockets 12 and 64 in themanner illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 3. It is also significant to mentionthat the device will embody many and varied sizes of rollers keeping inmind that the average user will almost always desire several sizes ofrollers for various hairstyling and in fact various sizes of rollersperhaps even for the same hairstyle. The comb is removable and can beused separately or in combination. The manner in which the end of thehair is clasped on the mandrel is shown in FIG. 1. This view also showsthe manner in which the pin curl clip is attached. Further it shows themanner in which the final curl is pinned by the automatically attachedclip 16.

The views of the drawing also show the construction and arrangement ofparts and the manner in which they are assembled and individually andcollectively used. Accordingly, a more extended description is deemed tobe unnecessary.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles ofthe invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those'skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction and operation shown anddescribed and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents maybe resorted to falling within the scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. A hair roller and comb combined comprising, in combination, a rollerunit embodying an elongated hollow onepiece cylindrical mandrel having asurface around which a selected lock of hairiisadapted-tobe wound andcurled, the.

hollow portionsof said mandrelsproviding a socket'opening throughoneend, said mandrel provided at the other end with an integralencircling outstanding shoulder and an axially projecting complementaljournal, .said' journal, provided with a reduced shank, saidshank havingan outer end portion provided with an attachable/and detachablefriction-retainedfinger-gripping knob, a hair clasp coacting with aperipheral surface of said mandre L said .clasp having an end portionfulcrumed on acoacting surface at an oriented end of said mandrel, saidend portion being provided with a spring-biased fingerpiece, saidfingerpiece being operatively mounted in a recess provided therefor-finsaid shank and, in combination, a

journal-being fitted into said collar and joumaled in said bearing,. theshoulder on said journal abutting and bearing rotatably against saidlimit stop shouldenand a replaceable comb embodying aback havingcustomary teeth, said back beingtot'. a length corresponding with thelength of said mandrel and collar, a surface of the back being providedat one end with an integral rib, said rib being of a lengthcorresponding to the length of said lug, said rib being likewisedovetail-- shaped in cross section and-wedge-shaped in plan and being 1retentively but removably lodgedin said groove, the end of said backoppositethe locale of said rib being provided with an axial socket whichis parallel to and spaced a minimal distancefrom and iscooperably'associatcd with the socket in said mandrel, whereby the twosockets can be conjointly used to removably. receive the usual legs of aclip-type hairpin.

2. The hair roller and comb combination defined in and according toclaim 1 and wherein saidcomb is of a length corresponding to thelengthof said rib and-mandrel portion of said roller unit, whereby theback of the'comb has one endflush with an adjacent end of the collar andits other end flush with the socketed end of the mandrel.

